{"id":1086,"date":"2024-01-09T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:57:25","slug":"maths-literacy-or-pure-maths-which-is-right-for-your-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/maths-literacy-or-pure-maths-which-is-right-for-your-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Maths Literacy or Pure Maths: Which Is Right for Your Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1086\" class=\"elementor elementor-1086\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany parents ask us if learning on a phone or tablet really helps. Our honest answer is that it depends on how it is used.\n\nAt Slimkop Learning Centre we use screens for past papers, spelling games and quick quizzes, then switch to pen and paper for working out.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">A device is only a tool. The learner still has to think, write and practise.\n\n<cite>Thandeka Mkhize, Centre Director<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nSet a clear time limit, sit nearby and ask your child to explain what they learned afterwards.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African maths tutor beside a green chalkboard holding an open workbook, smiling at camera with free space on the\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up overhead-angle desk flat lay at a South African after-school learning centre: stacked exam pads, a Grade 7 math\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing useful apps and websites<\/h4>\n\n<p>Look for tools that follow the CAPS curriculum and give feedback on answers. Free DBE past papers and school portals are a good place to begin, and they cost no data beyond the download.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keeping screen time balanced<\/h4>\n\n<p>Agree on study hours, put the phone in another room during homework, and finish with a short offline task such as a handwritten summary. Small rules at home make a big difference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many parents ask us if learning on a phone or tablet really helps. Our honest answer is that it depends on how it is used. At Slimkop Learning Centre we use screens for past papers, spelling games and quick quizzes, then switch to pen and paper for working out. 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